Topic: U.S. Federal Trade Commission

Pharmacy chain Rite Aid will pay a $1 million fine and take corrective actions to settle charges of violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule.Following federal charges that it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule by improperly ...

'FTC identity theft rule takes effect Aug. 1'

FTC identity theft rule takes effect Aug. 1 - Medicaid/CHIP outreach grants available - HHS spending bill passes first hurdle . Physicians are facing an Aug. 1 deadline to implement a formal identity theft prevention program under new Federal Trade Commission regulations.. ...

FTC approves CVS settlement

Following a period of public comment, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unanimously approved a final consent order after CVS Caremark allegedly illegally dumped sensitive customer information in trash containers outside some of its drug stores. The HHS settlement requires CVS pharmacies ...
CVS Caremark Corp. will pay $2.25 million to end government investigations into reports that its pharmacy workers didn't properly dispose of pill bottle labels and other items containing personal information about patients.Employees at CVS pharmacies left the labels and other items in ...